Basket Case
| Basket Case | |
|---|---|
| Green Day | |
| publication | February 1994 |
| length | 3:01 |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock |
| Author (s) | Billie Joe Armstrong / Green Day |
| Label | Reprise Records |
| album | Dookie |
Basket Case is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day . It was released in February 1994 and was the third single from their album Dookie . It is one of the most famous Green Day pieces. Rolling Stone magazine readers voted it 5th for Best Singles of 1994.
background
A "basket case" is the flippant name for a person with (severe) mental health problems.
The song was written by Green Day guitarist and singer Billie Joe Armstrong . It's about dealing with fear and emotional instability. He was diagnosed with panic disorder. Armstrong once said: "The only way I knew how to deal with it was to write a song about it."
music
The song only starts with guitar and vocals before bass and drums kick in. It's a pretty fast punk rock piece with melodic vocals. It begins with the words: "Do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once?" (For example: "Do you have time to listen to my howls about God and the world?")
success
The song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 55 in the UK and number 18 in Germany .
Music video
The music video was recorded with director Mike Kohr. It shows the band in a facility for the mentally ill. The band members are put on straitjackets, at the end of the video they are led away. It contains various allusions or re-enactments of the film " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " with Jack Nicholson in the lead role. The video was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1995 : Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Hard Rock Video, Best Alternative Video , Breakthrough Video , Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and the Viewer's Choice Award .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rolling.htm
- ↑ cf. z. B. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20case
- ↑ http://www.geekstinkbreath.net/greenday/song-meanings/basket-case/
- ↑ http://www.greendayauthority.com/music/song/42/
- ↑ http://chartarchive.org/r/21962
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=basket+case&country=de
- ^ Rock on the Net: MTV Video Music Award History